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Jazz musicians

Biographies, instruments and discographies of 3,999 jazz musicians and groups.

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Jimmie Lunceford 1902–1947 · American musician (1902–1947) Billy Tipton 1914–1989 · American jazz musician, bandleader and talent agent… Annette Peacock b. 1941 · American Jazz composer (born 1941) Pete Rugolo 1915–2011 · American jazz composer, arranger, and record producer… Tom Coster b. 1941 · American musician Ravi Coltrane b. 1965 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1965) Hilton Ruiz 1952–2006 · American musician of Puerto Rican descent (1952–2006) Nicole Mitchell b. 1967 · American jazz flutist George Wein 1925–2021 · American promoter and musician (1925–2021) Andrzej Przybielski 1944–2011 · Polish jazz musician (1944–2011) Jan Lundgren b. 1966 · Swedish jazz pianist and composer (born 1966) Bill Coleman 1904–1981 · American musician (1904-1981) Jay Graydon b. 1949 · American musician songwriter, recording artist, guitarist… Supersilent 1997– · Norwegian musical group; avant-garde band Penguin Cafe Orchestra 1972– · band Slim Gaillard 1916–1991 · American musician (1916–1991) Pete Johnson 1904–1967 · American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967) Joe Chambers 1942–2022 · American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer Tiny Grimes 1916–1989 · American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989) Dorothy Donegan 1924–1998 · American jazz pianist (1922–1998) Bengt Hallberg 1932–2013 · Swedish musician (1932–2013) Bohren & der Club of Gore 1992– · band GoGo Penguin 2012– · British jazz trio Bennie Moten 1894–1935 · American musician (1894–1935)
Neal D. Barnard b. 1953 · American physician, author, and clinical researcher Ozzie Nelson 1906–1975 · actor, band leader, television producer and director… Gin Wigmore b. 1986 · New Zealand singer Carol Kaye b. 1935 · American bass guitarist Roger Kellaway b. 1939 · American pianist Pekka Kuusisto b. 1976 · Finnish violinist, jazz musician and composer (born 1976) Magnus Lindgren b. 1974 · Swedish musician Aleksey Kozlov 1935–2026 · Soviet and Russian saxophonist and jazz musician (1935-2026) Manfred Schoof b. 1936 · German musician Emily Bear b. 2001 · American composer and pianist Roberto Menescal b. 1937 · Brazilian musician and composer Liane Foly b. 1962 · French singer Igor Butman b. 1961 · Russian musician Claude Thornhill 1908–1965 · American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965) Salim Ghazi Saeedi b. 1981 · Iranian musician Joe Venuti 1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist… Jon Faddis b. 1953 · American jazz trumpet player Eddie Jefferson 1918–1979 · American singer Charlie Callas 1927–2011 · American actor, comedian, and jazz drummer (1927-2011) Johnny Dodds 1892–1940 · American jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist (1892–1940) Eddie Lang 1902–1933 · American jazz guitarist (1902–1933) Juan Tizol 1900–1984 · Puerto Rican trombonist and composer (1900–1984) Rod Morgenstein b. 1953 · American drummer Marion Harris 1896–1944 · American singer (1896-1944) Nini Rosso 1926–1994 · Italian recording artist, trumpet player, singer… Henry Butler 1948–2018 · American musical artist (1949–2018) Emily Remler 1957–1990 · American musician (1957–1990) Asha Puthli b. 1945 · Indian singer Cường Vũ b. 1969 · Vietnamese-American jazz musician and professor Leny Andrade 1943–2023 · Brazilian singer and musician Earl Palmer 1924–2008 · American drummer (1924–2008) Mikhail Alperin 1956–2018 · Ukrainian musician (1956-2018) Ernie Watts b. 1945 · American jazz musician Ranee Lee b. 1942 · Canadian musician Margaret Bonds 1913–1972 · American composer and pianist (1913–1972) Ray Nance 1913–1976 · American jazz musician (1913–1976)